Stackable display container, its preassembly and blank for making same

Abstract

A stackable display container is provided, having stacking supports for lending support and stability to containers as they are stacked one upon the other, with the stacking supports being thicker than the combined thicknesses of panels that comprise such supports.

1 . A stackable display container for receiving and displaying products therein, comprising: 
 (a) an upstanding front wall, upstanding back wall and upstanding right and left end walls;    (b) with each of the front and back walls being foldably connected to each of the right and left end walls;    (c) with a bottom wall comprising a plurality of panels foldably connected to any of said front, back and right and left end walls;    (d) with said front, back and right and left end walls being disposed in a rectangular configuration, defining a first pair of opposing upstanding walls and a second pair of opposing upstanding walls;    (e) with the bottom wall being at least substantially closed by the plurality of its panels folded to define said bottom wall;    (f) with a pair of spacer panels foldably connected to the first of the opposing upstanding walls of the container and being arranged generally parallel to and spaced inboard of the second pair of opposing upstanding walls of the container;    (g) whereby the second of the two opposing upstanding walls and their respectively associated spacer panels comprise means defining stacking supports for the container, wherein each said stacking support is thicker than the combined thickness of an upstanding wall and its associated spacer panel.    
   
   
       2 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is free of a top wall defining an open top for the container.  
   
   
       3 . The container of  claim 2 , wherein the front wall has at least one access opening therein, in communication with said open top.  
   
   
       4 . The container of  claim 1 , including a container divider foldably connected to two opposing walls of the container.  
   
   
       5 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the spacer panels are foldably connected to the front and back walls of the container and are spaced inboard of the right and left end walls of the container.  
   
   
       6 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the front wall is at least substantially comprised of a pair of front wall panels foldably connected together at upper ends thereof.  
   
   
       7 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the rear wall is at least substantially comprised of at least pair of rear panels foldably connected together at upper ends thereof.  
   
   
       8 . The container of  claim 1 , wherein the container is free of a top wall defining an open top for the container, wherein the front wall has at least one access opening therein, in communication with said open top, wherein the spacer panels are foldably connected to the front and back walls of the container and are spaced inboard of the right and left end walls of the container, wherein the front wall is at least substantially comprised of a pair of front wall panels foldably connected together at upper ends thereof, and wherein the rear wall is at least substantially comprised of at least pair of rear panels foldably connected together at upper ends thereof.  
   
   
       9 . The container of  claim 8 , wherein including a container divider foldably connected to two opposing walls of the container.  
   
   
       10 . A stackable display container preassembly for receiving and displaying products therein when fully assembled, comprising: 
 (a) a front wall unit, a back wall unit and right and left end wall units;    (b) with each of the front and back wall units being foldably connected to each of the right and left end wall units;    (c) with a bottom wall unit comprising a plurality of panels foldably connected to any of said front, back and right and left end wall units;    (d) with said front, back and right and left end wall units being adapted to be disposed in a rectangular configuration in the fully assembled condition of the container preassembly, defining a first pair of opposing upstanding wall units and a second pair of opposing upstanding wall units;    (e) with the bottom wall unit being adapted to be at least substantially closed by the plurality of its panels folded to define a bottom wall when the container preassembly is fully assembled;    (f) with a pair of spacer panels foldably connected to the first pair of the opposing wall units of the container and being adapted to be generally parallel to and spaced inboard of the second pair of opposing wall units of the container when the container preassembly is fully assembled;    (g) whereby the second of the two opposing wall units and their respectively associated spacer panels comprise means, when the container preassembly is fully assembled, defining stacking supports for the container, wherein each said stacking support is thicker than the combined thickness of a wall unit and its associated spacer panel.    
   
   
       11 . The container preassembly of  claim 10 , wherein the container is free of a top wall unit, defining an open top for the container when the container preassembly is fully assembled.  
   
   
       12 . The container preassembly of  claim 11 , wherein the front wall unit has at least one access opening therein, adapted to be in communication with said open top when the container preassembly is fully assembled.  
   
   
       13 . The container preassembly of  claim 10 , including a container divider unit foldably connected to two opposing wall units of the container.  
   
   
       14 . The container preassembly of  claim 10 , wherein the spacer panels are foldably connected to the front and back wall units of the container preassembly and are automatically spaced inboard of the right and left end wall units of the container when the container preassembly is fully assembled.  
   
   
       15 . A blank for forming a stackable display container for receiving and displaying products therein, when fully assembled, comprising: 
 (a) a primary front wall panel, at least one primary back wall panel and right and left end wall panels;    (b) with each of the right and left end wall panels being foldably connected to each of a front and back wall panel;    (c) with a plurality of bottom wall panels foldably connected to any of said back and right and left end wall panels;    (d) with said front, back and right and left end wall panels being adapted to be disposed in a rectangular configuration in the fully assembled condition of the container blank, defining a first pair of opposing upstanding wall units and a second pair of opposing upstanding wall units;    (e) with a bottom wall panels being adapted to be at least substantially closed by the plurality of its panels folded to define a bottom wall when the container blank is fully assembled;    (f) with secondary front and back wall panels foldably connected to respective primary front and back wall panels;    (g) with a pair of spacer panels foldably connected at their one ends thereof to the secondary front and back wall panels and having tabs for attachment at their opposite ends to primary front and back wall panels and being adapted to be generally parallel to and spaced inboard of right and left wall panels of the container blank when the container blank is fully assembled into a container;    (h) whereby the right and left end wall panels and spacer panels comprise means, when the container blank is fully assembled, defining stacking supports for the container, wherein each said stacking support is thicker than the combined thickness of an end wall panel and an associated parallel spacer panel.    
   
   
       16 . The container blank of  claim 15 , wherein the primary and secondary front wall panels have at least one cutout opening therein.  
   
   
       17 . The container blank of  claim 15 , including at least one container divider panel foldably connected to at least one primary or secondary front or back wall panel.